Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V019000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel

PACCAR INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-01-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V019000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
Manufacturer
PACCAR INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
1,098
Reported to NHTSA
2009-01-16
Owners notified
2009-01-28

Defect description

PACCAR IS RECALLING 1098 KENWORTH MY 2008 T800, W900, MY 2008-2009 T2000 AND PETERBILT MY 2007-2009 379 AND 387 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH C15 CATERPILLAR DIESEL ENGINES. THE AFTERTREATMENT REGENERATION DEVICE (ARD) MAY DEVELOP A HOLE AND HEAT AND FLAME MAY ESCAPE DURING A REGENERATION OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER.

Safety risk

THIS MAY RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD.

Manufacturer remedy

PACCAR IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR AND WILL INSPECT AND REMEDY THE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986, KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440 OR PETERBILT AT 940-591-4196.

Notes

KENWORTH RECALL NO. 09KW1 & PETERBILT RECALL NO. 108A.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

10 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
KENWORTH T20002009 2008
KENWORTH T8002008
KENWORTH W9002008
PETERBILT 3792009 2008 2007
PETERBILT 3872009 2008 2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.